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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ben Crispian (ranked 167 p4p, 474 weight class) and Nykolai Kersikov (ranked 18 p4p, 42 weight class). Kersikov has chosen Frequencerz & Da Tweekaz - Full Control as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Crispian!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Nykolai Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crispian swings widly with a right hand
letting Kersikov counter with a right hand.
Kersikov takes a swing at Crispian's ribcage but misses.
Crispian misses with a hook. Kersikov ducked under it nicely.
Kersikov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crispian.
And Kersikov tries to counter it with a takedown but Crispian pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A slow jab from Crispian misses its intended target.
Kersikov ducks under a wild hook from Crispian.
A nice side step and Kersikov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kersikov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Crispian under the eye.
Jab from Crispian.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crispian gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Crispian looks to land a body kick but Kersikov moved away.
Kersikov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Crispian with a body shot.
Crispian delivers a nice body kick.
Crispian is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Crispian.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kersikov! But no joy.
Kersikov checks a low kick from Crispian.
Kersikov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kersikov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kersikov throws out a loose jab but Crispian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crispian missing with a left hand there. Kersikov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kersikov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crispian throws out the jab.
Crispian with a jab.
Crispian scores with a head kick.
Crispian loads up on a big right hand but Kersikov slips the punch.
Crispian swings for the body but Kersikov moves out of range.
Crispian scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kersikov is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Crispian misses.
And Kersikov tries to counter it with a takedown but Crispian pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kersikov is still on wobbly legs! Can Crispian finish him?
Kersikov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crispian.
Kersikov seems to have recovered his senses.
We've been told by Crispian's head coaches at League of Shadows MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Crispian finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kersikov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ben Crispian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crispian lands a right hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Crispian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crispian misses with a hook. Kersikov ducked under it nicely.
Crispian cracks Kersikov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Crispian throws a looping overhand right but Kersikov ducks down to avoid it.
Kersikov needs to keep his hands up - Crispian had a free shot at his head there.
Crispian misses with an uppercut
and Kersikov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kersikov ducks under a wild hook from Crispian.
Ben Crispian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kersikov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crispian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crispian just misses with a punch to the body.
Kersikov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Crispian misses with a looping right.
Kersikov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Crispian misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kersikov counters with a right hand to the body.
Kersikov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crispian.
Crispian throws a hook to the side of Kersikov's head but Kersikov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crispian needs to keep his hands up - Kersikov had a free shot at his head there.
Crispian throws a lazy right hand but Kersikov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crispian bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A big right from Crispian misses.
Kersikov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Crispian was covering up waiting for the punch and Kersikov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kersikov throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a big right hand that misses.
Kersikov won't allow Crispian to sweep him here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kersikov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kersikov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Crispian pulls Kersikov in close to prevent any damage.
Kersikov with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov preventing the sweep.
Kersikov trying to control but Crispian is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kersikov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crispian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crispian misses with an uppercut.
Crispian takes one on the button.
Crispian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kersikov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kersikov throws out a loose jab but Crispian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kersikov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kersikov showed some decent athleticism there.
Crispian regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kersikov.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov is stalling in the full guard.
Crispian is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Crispian tries to pass to full mount but Kersikov defends it.
Kersikov is looking to improve his position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov gets back to full guard.
Crispian sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kersikov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Crispian manages to get himself to full guard.
Kersikov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kersikov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kersikov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kersikov throwing strikes from guard but Crispian blocks nicely.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crispian is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kersikov defends well.
Kersikov being controlled here momentarily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kersikov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Crispian utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kersikov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Crispian working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kersikov.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Crispian misses with a left hand
so Kersikov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Crispian is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Kersikov dives into side control.
You can see the frustration on Crispian's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kersikov in side control lands a decent elbow.
Crispian tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kersikov working the ground and pound from side control.
Kersikov wants to control but Crispian is keeping him busy.
Kersikov lands an elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ben Crispian will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A jab from Crispian misses.
Crispian looks to land a right hand but Kersikov moved out of range.
Crispian throws a combination that misses
and Kersikov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kersikov slips a jab from Crispian.
Crispian throws a head kick that Kersikov semi-blocks.
Crispian throws a lazy body kick
and Kersikov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kersikov.
Kersikov throwing strikes from guard but Crispian blocks nicely.
Kersikov with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov is looking to work some ground and pound but Crispian has wrist control.
Kersikov trying to control the position from guard on top but Crispian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kersikov postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov wants to control from the top but Crispian keeps moving.
Kersikov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nykolai Kersikov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Crispian utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Crispian slips under a jab from Kersikov.
Crispian scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Crispian throws out a loose jab but Kersikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ben Crispian is winning the standup battle so far.
Kersikov jabs at Crispian's body.
Kersikov has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Crispian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kersikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov moves out of range of the strikes.
Crispian connects with the punch.
Crispian jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Crispian loads up on a big right hand but Kersikov slips the punch.
Crispian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kersikov dodges the punch combination from Crispian.
Kersikov blocks a low kick nicely.
Crispian misses with a hook
and Kersikov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crispian will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crispian takes a swing at Kersikov's ribcage but misses.
Kersikov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Crispian defends it well.
Kersikov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Crispian scores with a push kick.
Kersikov lands a jab.
Crispian takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Crispian throws a front kick that sends Kersikov stumbling back into the cage.
Kersikov slips a jab from Crispian.
Kersikov lands a nice looking body shot.
Kersikov throws a jab but it's blocked by Crispian.
A big right from Kersikov misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov defending well as Crispian loads up on a big left hand.
Crispian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kersikov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kersikov connects with the punch.
Crispian looks to throw the jab but Kersikov is out of range.
Kersikov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Crispian defends it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kersikov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crispian throws out the jab.
Kersikov misses with a looping left.
Kersikov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And Kersikov tries to counter it with a takedown but Crispian pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Crispian throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kersikov counters with a single leg into guard. Crispian didn't expect that.
Kersikov stands up over Crispian, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Crispian preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov throwing strikes from guard but Crispian blocks nicely.
Kersikov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kersikov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kersikov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Crispian swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Crispian is trying to control the position but Kersikov postures up.
Kersikov trying to control but Crispian is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kersikov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crispian throws out a loose jab but Kersikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kersikov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Crispians jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov tests Crispian's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crispian moves out of range of the strikes.
Crispian misses with a low kick.
And Kersikov tries to counter it with a takedown but Crispian pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Crispian slips a straight right by Kersikov.
Kersikov swings for the body but Crispian moves out of range.
Kersikov cracks Crispian with an open hand slap.
Crispian misses with a looping right.
Kersikov misses with a looping right.
Crispian throwing a counter right hand but Kersikov manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Kersikov as he connects with a hook.
Kersikov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Crispian does no damage.
Kersikov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Crispian misses with a straight left.
Kersikov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kersikov throws out a counter right but Crispian avoids it with no problem.
Kersikov ducks under a wild hook from Crispian.
Kersikov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Crispian throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kersikov.
Crispian misses with an uppercut
and Kersikov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kersikov ducks under a wild hook from Crispian.
Kersikov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Crispian defends it well.
Crispian throws a poor cross that misses
and Kersikov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crispian misses with the body kick
and Kersikov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crispian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Crispian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crispian on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crispian throws a sloppy head kick
and Kersikov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crispian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crispian cracks Kersikov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kersikov throws a shot to the body.
Crispian dips to his left and cracks Kersikov with an uppercut!
Nice defenses there by Kersikov.
Kersikov staying out of range there.
Crispian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kersikov moves away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov throws out a powerful jab.
Crispian misses with a left hand
and Kersikov counters with a straight right hand.
Crispian throws a jab when Kersikov was well out of range.
Crispian cracks Kersikov with a good jab.
A big left from Crispian misses.
Kersikov avoids a kick to the body.
Crispian throws the left hand but Kersikov avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kersikov! But no joy.
A slow jab from Crispian misses its intended target.
Kersikov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crispian.
Kersikov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nykolai Kersikov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kersikov misses with a right hand
and Crispian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crispian lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Crispian looks to land a left hand but Kersikov moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Kersikov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kersikov looks to land a right hand but Crispian moved out of range.
A shot to the body from Crispian misses
and Kersikov counters with a stiff right hand.
Crispian misses with the body kick
and Kersikov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crispian looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kersikov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crispian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Crispian throws a hook but Kersikov avoids it easily.
Kersikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crispian manages to avoid it.
Crispian cracks Kersikov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Crispian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kersikov lands with an overhand left.
A jab from Kersikov misses.
Crispian is looking to counter punch.
Crispian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kersikov throws out a counter right but Crispian avoids it with no problem.
Crispian falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kersikov counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Crispian!
Kersikov wants to control but Crispian is keeping him busy.
Crispian taking a bit of punishment here - Kersikov scoring with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov cracks Crispian with a big right hand but Crispian just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kersikov fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kersikov is trying to ground and pound but Crispian uses the momentary lack of control by Kersikov to regain half guard.
Crispian is looking to control Kersikov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Crispian avoid being mounted?
Crispian avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kersikov.
Kersikov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Crispian defending well though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kersikov wants to control but Crispian is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crispian manages to get to full guard.
Kersikov trying to control but Crispian is working from the bottom.
Kersikov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kersikov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kersikov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crispian looks to land a left hand but Kersikov moved out of range nicely.
Crispian misses with a straight right.
Crispian showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kersikov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crispian lands with an uppercut that bounces Kersikov off the cage and back into range.
Crispian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kersikov moves away.
Kersikov misses with a lunging right hand
and Crispian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kersikov scores with a sloppy right hand. Crispian should have avoided that one.
Kersikov throws a looping overhand right but Crispian ducks down to avoid it.
Crispian misses with a shot to the body
and Kersikov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Crispian finds it's way through Kersikov's defenses.
A big left from Crispian misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov loads up on a big right hand but Crispian slips the punch.
Kersikov slips a jab from Crispian.
Kersikov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Crispian missing with a left hand there. Kersikov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crispian takes one to the chin there.
Kersikov slips under a jab.
Crispian looks to land a left hand but Kersikov moved out of range nicely.
Kersikov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crispian.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Crispian lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kersikov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kersikov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Crispian misses with a looping right.
Crispian on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kersikov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Crispian.
Crispian throws a wild body kick that Kersikov sees coming a mile off.
Crispian on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kersikov blocks a head kick by Crispian.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kersikov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crispian throws out the jab.
Crispian walks into a stiff left hand from Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a hook but Crispian avoids it easily.
Crispian lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Crispian misses with an uppercut
and Kersikov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Crispian throws a looping overhand right but Kersikov ducks down to avoid it.
Kersikov connects with a looping right hand.
Kersikov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kersikov connects with a nice short shot to Crispian's temple.
Crispian trying to control from the bottom.
Kersikov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Crispian defending well though.
Kersikov wants to take a breather but Crispian is having none of it.
Crispian is trying to control but can't.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov thows a huge punch but Crispian dodges it nicely.
Kersikov not doing much here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kersikov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kersikov ducks under a wild hook from Crispian.
A cross from Kersikov lands.
Crispian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kersikov throws a one two combo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slow jab from Crispian misses its intended target.
Kersikov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Crispian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kersikov slips a straight right by Crispian.
Crispian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kersikov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kersikov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Crispian defends it well.
Crispian pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kersikov tests Crispian's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slow jab from Kersikov misses its intended target.
Crispian throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kersikov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crispian throws a nice looking combination but Kersikov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kersikov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nykolai Kersikov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kersikov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nykolai Kersikov!
Nykolai Kersikov is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Nykolai Kersikov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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